What is ‘1098’ of a Kannada film? It is about ‘Save Childhood’. Child is meant to Learn not to earn is the caption of debut direction of a woman director Shwetha NA Shetty.

It is Lakshmi Narasimha Film Factory Production of 99 minutes and 15 seconds with Sambrama Dream House. The film is releasing on World Child Labour against day - June 12.

1098 is child helpline used to protect them from child labor. Every child should be given education. The children put to work should be informed to 1089 helpline. By doing so the children working will get freed says director Shwetha Shetty.

Sampathh, Akshay, Abdul with different background faces hurdle in life. How they escape from labor is gist of the film story. The purpose of the film is on raising awareness, strengthening families against child labor. It is a way for children bright future through support of government, families and social organizations.

The film ‘1098’ got censored in 2016 has cinematography from Krishna Kanchanahalli, dialogues from JM Prahallad, Vishwanath pai music and Srikanth editing.